General
1, All events will be scored under the ISAF appendix
A low point scoring system.
2, Allcomers racing for Club Events will be
handicapped under the RYA Portsmouth yardstick scheme numbers for the current
year, with the following exceptions :-
Boats with a Yardstick of more than 1230 will be
classed as "Slow Handicap". Boats with a Yardstick of 1230 or less will be
classed as "Fast Handicap".
3, All races require start//finish OR elapsed times
for all boats. Slow handicap boats will do one less lap than posted.
4, Certificates and Third Party Insurance are to be
valid.
5, Race duration should be approximately 30 - 45
mins for back to back races and 60 mins for all other Allcomers races for middle
of the fleet boats, and approximately 15 minutes should be allowed between the
last boat’s finish and the start of the next race.
Sunday Series (Spring/Summer / Autumn Frostbite)
Sunday racing comprises of three (two in Nov/ Dec)
Allcomers Races with Spring/ Summer and Autumn Frostbite series for
Fast/Slow/Youth fleets. The number of results to count shall be one more than
half the number of races in that series rounded down (i.e. 12 results to count
in a 22 race series).
Saturday Series
Saturday racing comprises two Allcomers races in a
single series for Fast/ Slow/ Youth fleets. The number of results to count shall
be one more than half the number of races in that series rounded down (i.e. 12
results to count in a 22 race series).
Thursday Series
Thursday racing comprises one Allcomers Race in a
single series for Fast/ Slow/ Youth fleets. The number of results to count shall
be one more than half the number of races in the series, rounded down (i.e. 12
results to count in a 22 race series).
Certain days are set aside for special events. These are detailed in the Sailing Calendar.
Sunday Series (Spring/ Summer) - Time of Starts and
Flags
|
Time |
Series |
Classes |
Flag |
|
13.30/ 13.33/ 13.36 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
|
B2B |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.30/ 15.33/15.36 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
Autumn Frostbite Series
- Time of Starts and Flags - Before clocks go back
|
Time |
Series |
Classes |
Flag |
|
13.30/ 13.33/ 13.36 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
|
B2B |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
|
15.30/ 15.33/ 15.36 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
Autumn Frostbite Series - Time of Starts and Flags -
After clocks go back
|
Time |
Series |
Classes |
Flag |
|
13.00/ 13.03/ 13.06 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
|
14.30/ 14.33/ 14.36 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
Saturday Series - Time
of Starts and Flags
|
Time |
Series |
Classes |
Flag |
|
14.15/ 14.18/ 14.21 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
|
15.45/ 15.48/ 15.51 |
Allcomers |
Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
Thursday Series - Time of Starts and Flags
|
Time |
Series |
Classes |
Flag |
|
19.00/ 19.03/ 19.06 |
Allcomers |
Fast h/cap |
K/ J/ T |
ISAF Racing Rules 2025 - 2028
There have
been many minor changes to the rules, but the key changes are: